Hanif Kureishi – Postcolonial Storyteller Kaleta Paperback John Wiley & Sons

Hanif KureishiPostcolonial Storyteller\nAuthor(s): Kenneth C. Kaleta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292743335, 978-0292743335\nSynopsis\n\""Hanif Kureishi is a proper Englishman. Almost.\"" So observes biographer Kenneth Kaleta. Well known for his films My Beautiful Laundrette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, the Anglo-Asian screenwriter, essayist, and novelist has become one of the leading portrayers of Britain's multicultural society. His work raises important questions of personal and national identity as it probes the experience of growing up in one culture with roots in another, very different one. \n\n This book is the first critical biography of Hanif Kureishi. Kenneth Kaleta interviewed Kureishi over several years and enjoyed unlimited access to all of his working papers, journals, and personal files. From this rich cache of material, he opens a fascinating window onto Kureishi's creative pr.